Career Quote by Anna Madeley

I went into musical theatre, which I'm not really cut out for - I'm not as skilled at it as other people.

— Richard Armitage

Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a…

— Ed Asner

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and…

— Mickey Rourke

I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual profession for…

— Katie Cassidy

Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used to go…

— Ian Mckellen

I am basically a theatre artiste. However, after stepping into cinema, I did not get much opportunity to act in plays.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

I started off doing plays as a theater actor. But I never thought of it in terms of it leading anywhere. I was just…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I studied at Guildhall and did the acting course, but because I could sing a bit, I kept being cast in musicals.

— Alexander Hanson

I stumbled into acting. My dad, James, was a barrister but he was always very creative and he loved theatre and the arts.

— Eoin Macken

It took me a few years to realize I might want to get into acting as a profession.

— Bill Fagerbakke

I had always seen myself doing theatre, as I don't come from an acting background, so that was my first way into acting, I…

— Morfydd Clark

I think there was no other profession for me. I was either going into an insane asylum or to be an actor.

— Olivia Wilde